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Noun Concept
Categories: All articles needing additional references, Aircraft wing design, Aircraft controls
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flaperon  flaperons  Flapperon
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A flaperon on an aircraft's wing is a type of control surface that combines the functions of both flaps and ailerons. Wikipedia
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A flaperon on an aircraft's wing is a type of control surface that combines the functions of both flaps and ailerons. Wikipedia
Type of aircraft control surface that combines the functions of flaps and ailerons Wikidata
An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack). Wiktionary
IS A
flight control surface
NAMED AFTER
aileron
flap
PARTIALLY COINCIDENT WITH
aileron
flap
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flaperons, Flapperon

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